FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° with AVC President Dr. Saleh Ahmad Bin Nasser (left) during a meeting with AVC officials in Riyadh on Wednesday

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 12, 2014 – FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° started four days of intensive meetings for the development of volleyball throughout the Asia Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

Having travelled from Italy after attending Monday’s Drawing of Lots for the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship Italy 2014, the President was welcomed by AVC President Dr. Saleh Ahmad Bin Nasser in Riyadh and immediately met with AVC officials before a visit to the office of the President General of Youth Welfare (Ministry of Youth and Sport), President of the Saudi Arabia Olympic Committee and IOC member His Royal Highness Prince Nawaf Faisal Fahd Abdulaziz.

The President is joined in Riyadh by FIVB 1st Executive Vice President Cristobal Marte Hoffiz - who is also the NORCECA Confederation President - and FIVB Treasurer Dr. Amr Elwani - who is the Africa Confederation President.